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In brief Top alcoins have risen 3–4% in the past 24 hours, partially reversing last week’s sell-off. About $345 million in crypto liquidations were recorded, mostly from short positions. One analsyt expects near-term consolidation before capital rotation into select altcoin segments in Q4. A weekend surge in crypto has partially erased last week’s losses as…
With Dogecoin making a comeback late last year and early into 2025, some may be pondering: Where did the asset come from? What’s it for? And what’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk got to do with it? The original meme coin’s boom largely has the world’s richest man to thank. Musk’s obsession with shitposting helped boost the…
Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Hyperliquid has gone from being a market maker to one of the biggest crypto projects in the world.Hyperliquid has processed trillions of dollars in volume in its lifespan and is now the third-largest decentralized exchange in crypto—trailing only industry veterans PancakeSwap and Uniswap.It has been the talk of the town in…
Major digital coins including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin plunged on Thursday, with liquidations over a 24-hour period closing in on $1 billion. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, was recently down by nearly 4%, trading for under $109,700, CoinGecko data shows. While Ethereum, the second biggest digital coin, dropped further—by 7.5%—and was trading for $3,879 Thursday afternoon New York…
In brief Liquidations topped $1.1 billion, most of the them long positions. Bitcoin was down 3.6% over the past 24 hours and nearly 7% for the week. Glassnode said that crypto markets were showing “signs of exhaustion.” Major digital coins including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin plunged on Thursday, with liquidations over a 24-hour period topping…
In brief Thumzup Media Corporation revealed plans to buy back up to $10 million worth of stock. TZUP shares were up about 6% on the day following the news, but are down sharply since early August. The firm holds about $4 million in crypto and has agreed to purchase a Dogecoin mining firm. Another crypto…
In brief Fartcoin is down 27% this week and now 75% off its all-time high of $2.48. Myriad Markets users do not think the token will make a new all-time high this year, giving it just a 20% chance of doing so. Other popular meme coins like DOGE and PENGU are also struggling on the…
In brief September got off to a hot start, but the seasonal “Red September” curse might now be kicking in. Bitcoin is now just 4% away from marking another down month in September, historically the worst month of the year for markets. Myriad prediction market users remain somewhat bullish, but the charts paint a less…
In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs attracted $1.9 billion in net inflows last week, driven by investor optimism following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut of the year. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust dominated with $866 million in deposits, while XRP and Solana ETPs also saw strong demand at $69.4 million and $127.3 million respectively. Despite…
In brief The crypto market retreated sharply Monday morning, with the total market cap dropping to $3.98 trillion. More than 390,000 traders were liquidated, with longs making up the bulk of the $1.68 billion in losses. Dogecoin dropped by 10%, leading losses among the top 10, while Bitcoin held relatively firm in comparison to altcoins…
